Solution

A sorter outlives its control hardware. Planning the upgrade path at purchase time is far cheaper than discovering it during a failure.

A throughput number without conditions is marketing. Here is how to write performance guarantees and damages that hold up in a real sort hall.

Spare parts prices drift quietly for a decade. An indexation clause with a review mechanism keeps that drift predictable instead of surprising.

The line draws power in a pattern the building was not designed for. Getting the supply, the backup and the restart sequence right is an early decision.

A sorter occupies the space where sprinklers need to reach. Coordinating the two early is far cheaper than reworking a protected ceiling later.

Planned downtime is not lost production if it lands where volume is not. A window plan is a calendar question with an engineering answer.